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Alternative proteins are becoming less alternative

What happens when shelves run empty, prices surge, and consumers are left looking for something else? In 2024, the alternative protein sector proved it’s no longer a niche but a growing pillar in the global push for effi..

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Lekker Lupine finds partner in Van der Westen

16 April 2025

Lekker Lupine has entered into a partnership with Van der Westen organic family bakery. The bakery will start working with organic lupin flour sourced from Dutch soil, with potential expansion to other products. This col...

BENEO opens facility for fava bean processing

16 April 2025

With the opening of a new facility in Obrigheim, BENEO strengthens its position in the market for plant-based ingredients. At the German site, locally grown fava beans are processed into high-quality raw materials for bo...

Book presentation The Future of FOOD

15 April 2025

In a setting that breathes innovation and future thinking, we proudly presented our book The Future of FOOD. Hosted by Koppert Cress, we gathered with our OSV network to not only hand over the first copy of the book, but...

Automation or not: people remain essential

14 April 2025

Van Loon Group is a food company specialising in meat and convenience products such as soups, sauces and ready meals. Like many companies in the food industry, they deal with alternating quiet and peak periods in product...

GEA makes the sauces market more sustainable

14 April 2025

GEA is steadily building its presence in the food industry across the Benelux, with a particular focus on sauces. It's an important next step for the specialist in the liquid food sector. Pumps, valves, and homogenizers ...

Handtmann and Marlow showcase power mycoprotein

14 April 2025

Forty years ago, consumers got their first taste of it: Quorn, made from mycoprotein. The protein-rich ingredient is supplied by Marlow Ingredients, which is now bringing this versatile base material to the global market...

What matters to consumers in meat alternatives

14 April 2025

Producers and regulators value transparency in the food chain, but consumers also want to know where their food comes from, who made it, and what it contains. Many studies have focused on their need for information about...

New food high on the agenda for food producers

08 April 2025

Cultivated meat, algae, and 3D-printed food: 80% of Dutch food companies now see “new food” as a priority. That’s the outcome of research conducted by MT Sprout on behalf of Tetra Pak. The main driver? The consumer. A st...

Sustainability Understood: Working Together

07 April 2025

Which activities are responsible for your company’s and product’s environmental impact? Which measures are most effective in reducing emissions? And how can you tell which changes will make the biggest difference? For co...

Growing number of companies on the Protein Transition Map

04 April 2025

The Protein Transition Map NL continues to expand: over the past year, 70 new organisations have been added. The growing list reflects just how much momentum the protein transition is gaining. A total of 520 companies an...

Acceleration needed in tackling food waste

03 April 2025

How can raw materials be used as efficiently as possible in the food chain? This was the key question on Tuesday, 1 April, when more than 100 representatives from across the food chain gathered. Farmers, processors, logi...

Higher-value use of by-products remains challenging

03 April 2025

By-products from the food industry could be used more often and more effectively as animal feed. This is shown by research from Wageningen University & Research, commissioned by the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature an...

Melkunie products get Beter voor Natuur & Boer certification

31 March 2025

The first Melkunie milk and buttermilk bearing the Beter voor Natuur & Boer certification are now available in supermarkets. With this move, Arla Foods, Melkunie's parent company, initiates a phased sustainability tr...

Price hampers use of Dutch grain

28 March 2025

Consumers enjoy locally produced bread, yet there's barely any Dutch wheat available in supermarkets. According to the report 'Economische kansen en uitdagingen voor Nederlandse baktarwe in de broodketen' by Wageningen E...

Organic in supermarkets: high ambitions, little action

28 March 2025

The ambitions of Dutch supermarkets regarding the sale of organic products are clear, yet in practice, product availability and promotional efforts are still falling short. While the Netherlands aims to expand organic fa...